Have you heard of “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus”? This is a quote we often hear which metaphors men and women come from different planet. The quote explains why they speak in different languages and think differently. As a result, two sexes cannot understand each other’s ideas and intention, ultimately leading to many conflicts and misunderstandings. Similarly, sociolinguist Deborah Tannen–– also explores the differences in male and female’s communication style in her 1990 published book “You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation”. Her aim is to help both sex have better understanding about each other’s style so as to minimize disputes and improve relationships under different social situation.
Firstly, Tannen …show more content…
Women prefer to talk in private places because they like to talk with people they know and familiar with. In front of these people, women do not need to be afraid about making mistakes and they can say whatever they want to them. For men, they prefer to speak in public because they enjoy to receive the attention from others. They feel comfortable about it and speaking in public allow them to show off their skill and knowledge to others.
Thirdly, Tannen explained that there are stereotypes in society, both in the past and the present. People tend to believe that women talk more than men because women talk in situation that men would not participate and topic that men do not interested in. In history, we can find that there are different physical punishment punishing women for talking inappropriately. Even though nowadays, a lot of research has proved that in terms of talking frequency and time men do actually talk more than women.
In spite of the fact that Tannen has thoroughly explained how men and women have different ways of communication makes them unable to understand each other's ideas and leads to disputes. She did not address the factors that shape and influence men and women’s communication style as well as the places they prefer to
Firstly, Tannen …show more content…
Women prefer to talk in private places because they like to talk with people they know and familiar with. In front of these people, women do not need to be afraid about making mistakes and they can say whatever they want to them. For men, they prefer to speak in public because they enjoy to receive the attention from others. They feel comfortable about it and speaking in public allow them to show off their skill and knowledge to others.
Thirdly, Tannen explained that there are stereotypes in society, both in the past and the present. People tend to believe that women talk more than men because women talk in situation that men would not participate and topic that men do not interested in. In history, we can find that there are different physical punishment punishing women for talking inappropriately. Even though nowadays, a lot of research has proved that in terms of talking frequency and time men do actually talk more than women.
In spite of the fact that Tannen has thoroughly explained how men and women have different ways of communication makes them unable to understand each other's ideas and leads to disputes. She did not address the factors that shape and influence men and women’s communication style as well as the places they prefer to